03.03.2021 BE law Stibbe advises Catella Real Estate AG Experience - Stibbe advised Catella Real Estate AG on its second acquisition in Luxembourg: a 14,000m² office building in the emerging office district of Howald, which is almost fully let to Saint-Paul Luxembourg media group. Read more Team: Matthias Maselis, Jean-Marc Delcour, Benjamin Marthoz, Vanessa Schmitt, Julie De Meester, Giada Mognol, Alexia Waucquez
27.01.2021 NL law Stibbe advises InPost Experience - Stibbe acts as lead counsel to InPost on its IPO and listing on Euronext Amsterdam. Read more Team: Derk Lemstra, Pieter Schütte, Bernard Beerens, Nora Offergelt, Bart Stevens, Floor van Schendel, Thijn de Jong, Maurits Schmitz, Chris van Es, Eline Glazener, Emilie Renardel de Lavalette, Rik van Kessel, Lotte Hover-Boon, Jeroen Smits, Jean-Marc Delcour, Roderik Vrolijk, Johan Léonard
22.09.2020 BE law Stibbe advises Unifiedpost Group SA/NV Experience - Stibbe advised Unifiedpost Group SA/NV and the selling shareholders (PE Group NV, Smartfin Capital NV, Mr. Michel Delloye and EJF Funding DAC) on their successful private placement of EUR 252 million, followed by an initial listing on Euronext Brussels. Read more Team: Pascal Vanden Borre, Willem Witters, Celine Feys
09.06.2020 NL law Stibbe advises Basic-Fit Experience - Stibbe assisted Basic-Fit, Europe’s largest and fastest growing fitness chain, in its placement of 5,333,333 new ordinary shares through an accelerated bookbuild offering. Read more Team: Pieter Schütte, Jeroen Smits, Manon Cremers, Lieke Stroeve, Emilie Renardel de Lavalette, David de Groot, Maurits Schmitz
24.04.2020 BE law Stibbe assists LDA Capital Experience - Stibbe assisted LDA Capital, a US-based global investment group, with its capital commitment agreement with Mithra, a company dedicated to Women's Health. Read more Team: Jan Peeters, Liselot Claeys
18.12.2019 NL law Stibbe advises Peugeot S.A. Experience - A Stibbe team led by Björn van der Klip has advised Peugeot S.A., alongside Bredin Prat and Cravath Swaine & Moore, on its USD 50 billion 50/50 cross-border merger with FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. creating the world’s fourth largest global automotive OEM and third largest by revenue with annual sales of 8.7 million units and combined revenues of nearly EUR 170bn. Read more Team: Björn van der Klip, Eva Das, Manon Cremers, Jeroen Smits, Pieter Schütte, Paul Vestering, Marc Habermehl, IJsbrand van Straten, Lieke Stroeve, Steven Hijink
08.11.2019 NL law Stibbe advises Aedifica Experience - Stibbe advised Aedifica on its secondary share listing on Euronext Amsterdam. Trading started on 7 November 2019. Read more Team: Maarten de Bruin, Pieter Schütte, Rik van Kessel, Roderik Vrolijk
06.11.2019 NL law Stibbe advises Wright Medical Group Experience - Stibbe is advising Wright Medical Group on the offer from Stryker to acquire Wright Medical Group. Read more Team: Duco de Boer, Jeroen Smits, Eva Das, Manon Cremers, Pieter Schütte, Dennis Mollema, Tom Storck, Claire-Marie Darnand
30.10.2019 BE law Stibbe assists the underwriters of Xior's capital increase Experience - Stibbe assisted the underwriters on the EUR 205.7 million capital increase of Xior. Read more Team: Pascal Vanden Borre, Willem Witters, Celine Feys
13.08.2019 NL law Stibbe advises Mitsui, Modec and others Experience - Stibbe advised Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Modec, Inc., Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. and Marubeni Corporation as sponsors on the offering of US$ 1,100,000,000 senior secured notes by MV24 Capital B.V. Read more Team: Robert Steeg, Rein van Helden, Jeroen Smits, Charlotte van Weert
31.07.2019 NL law Stibbe advises EssilorLuxottica on the acquisition of Grandvision Experience - Stibbe is advising EssilorLuxottica S.A. on the acquisition of a 76.7% stake in Grandvision N.V. from HAL Holding N.V., which will be followed by a mandatory offer for all shares in the company, resulting in a total transaction value of more than EUR 7 billion. Read more Team: Björn van der Klip, Rein van Helden, Jeroen Smits, Pieter Schütte, Paul Vestering, Derk Lemstra, Robert Steeg, Lotte Hover-Boon
21.12.2018 NL law Stibbe advises Delivery Hero Experience - Stibbe advises Delivery Hero on the sale of its German food delivery businesses Lieferheld, Pizza.de and foodora to Takeaway.com in exchange for cash and an equity stake in Takeaway.com. Read more Team: Heleen Kersten, Sebastiaan Witkam, Pieter Schütte, Nora Offergelt, Rik van Kessel, Manon Cremers, Dennis Mollema, Reinout de Boer, Judica Krikke, Rogier Raas, Roderik Vrolijk, Paul Vestering, Ea Visser, Daan Doorenbos
24.02.2021 NL law How certain elements of the Dutch scheme may (or may not) affect ISDA Master Agreements Articles - On 1 January 2021, the legislative framework for court-approved restructurings of debts outside formal insolvency proceedings (hereafter referred to as the ‘Dutch scheme’, or simply, the ‘scheme’) entered into force. Under the Dutch scheme a debt restructuring plan can be submitted to the creditors for voting, whereby a majority can bind a minority within each class of creditors and the competent court has the power to make the plan binding on dissenting classes of creditors. Read more Team: Robert Steeg, Daisy Nijkamp
29.01.2021 NL law Werkingsduur Tijdelijke Wet COVID-19 Justitie & Veiligheid opnieuw verlengd Short Reads - De werkingsduur van de Tijdelijke Wet COVID-19 Justitie & Veiligheid (“de Noodwet”) is wederom verlengd (met uitzondering van de artikelen 15 en 23). De nieuwe vervaldatum is bij Koninklijk Besluit vastgesteld op 1 april 2021. Read more Team: Manon Cremers, Fons Leijten, Lieke Stroeve, Sandra Rietveld
19.01.2021 NL law Update Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation Short Reads - ESMA Priority issues relating to SFDR application Read more Team: Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen, Lisanne Baks
14.12.2020 NL law Marieke Driessen new partner at Stibbe Inside Stibbe - Stibbe in Amsterdam is proud to welcome Marieke Driessen as a partner in its Financial Markets Group. With Marieke’s arrival, Stibbe’s Financial Markets practice in Amsterdam will grow to six partners as of January 1, 2021. Read more Team: David Orobio de Castro, Daan Doorenbos, Maarten de Bruin, Muriël Rosing, Rein van Helden, Rogier Raas
22.02.2021 EU law EU Regulator’s response to the Reddit rally Short Reads - A massive stock market rally recently suddenly developed with respect to GameStop’s shares, a moribund chain of video game stores in the United States. The instigators: users of the investment forum r/wallstreetbets on Reddit. On 17 February 2021, the European Securities and Markets Authority delivered its strongest warning yet about the risks of using social media for investing, cautioning that any effort to coordinate trades online could violate EU market abuse regulations. Read more Roderik Vrolijk Senior Associate Amsterdam
29.01.2021 NL law Nationale en Europese IMVO-ontwikkelingen Short Reads - De aandacht voor Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”)/internationaal maatschappelijk verantwoord ondernemen (“iMVO”)/Environmental, Social and Governance factoren (“ESG”) blijft toenemen. Wij zien op nationaal en Europees niveau tal van ontwikkelingen. Wij behandelen een greep uit de initiatieven. Read more Team: Barbara Bier, Heleen Kersten
19.01.2021 NL law Nederlandse wetgever besluit tot uitstel ESEF Short Reads - Uit de gewijzigde Europese Transparantierichtlijn (Richtlijn 2013/50/EU) en de daarop gebaseerde Gedelegeerde Verordening (EU) 2018/815 volgt dat uitgevende instellingen hun jaarlijkse financiële verslaggeving zullen moeten opstellen en algemeen verkrijgbaar stellen in het zogenoemde European Single Electronic Format (“ESEF”). Read more Team: Steven Hijink, Lars in 't Veld
11.11.2020 NL law Update Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation Short Reads - ESMA specifies obligations on environmentally sustainable activities - Consultation Draft advice to the EC on Article 8 Taxonomy Regulation Read more Team: Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen, Lisanne Baks
04.02.2021 NL law Stibbe Annual Debt Finance seminar (online) Seminar - On Thursday 4 February 2021 from 16:00 until 17:30 CET the Stibbe Annual Debt Finance seminar will take place online. Read more Team: Maarten de Bruin, Rein van Helden, Marieke Driessen, Rogier Raas
29.01.2021 NL law Wetsvoorstel inroepen bedenktijd door het bestuur van een beursvennootschap aanhangig bij de Eerste Kamer Short Reads - Het kabinet is voornemens om het wetsvoorstel over het inroepen van een bedenktijd door het bestuur van een beursvennootschap op 1 maart 2021 in werking te laten treden. Dit volgt uit de op 1 december 2020 gepubliceerde memorie van antwoord. Read more Team: Heleen Kersten, Duco de Boer, Fons Leijten, Egbert Vroom
21.12.2020 NL law Lidstaatoptie uitstel ESEF Short Reads - Uit de gewijzigde Europese Transparantierichtlijn (Richtlijn 2013/50/EU) en de daarop gebaseerde Gedelegeerde Verordening (EU) 2018/815 volgt dat uitgevende instellingen hun jaarlijkse financiële verslaggeving zullen moeten opstellen en algemeen verkrijgbaar stellen in het zogenoemde European Single Electronic Format (“ESEF”). Read more Team: Steven Hijink, Lars in 't Veld
22.09.2020 NL law Dwaling in de rentederivatenproblematiek: de verhouding tussen mededelingsplicht en waarschuwingsplicht Articles - De Hoge Raad heeft de derivatenproblematiek aangegrepen om meer duidelijkheid te verschaffen over de materiële vereisten voor dwaling en de uitwerking daarvan in de context van financiële dienstverlening. Read more Marnix Wallinga Junior Associate Amsterdam